Phonological reconstruction of a dead language using the gradual learning algorithm

Authors:
Eric J. M. Smith
Affiliations:
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Venue:
SigMorPhon '07 Proceedings of Ninth Meeting of the ACL Special Interest Group in Computational Morphology and Phonology
Year:
2007

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Abstract

This paper discusses the reconstruction of the Elamite language's phonology from its orthography using the Gradual Learning Algorithm, which was re-purposed to "learn" underlying phonological forms from surface orthography. Practical issues are raised regarding the difficulty of mapping between orthography and phonology, and Optimality Theory's neglected Lexicon Optimization module is highlighted.